Power & Performance Hardware Engineer - Platform Architecture

Apple; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple in Santa Clara is seeking a Platform Architecture engineer to analyze SoC power and performance on shipping products. You will use workloads and benchmarks to characterize how our hardware and software work in unison.

You will identify performance bottlenecks and provide recommendations for hardware and software improvements, collaborating across teams to drive end-to-end optimizations for CPU, GPU, and subsystems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related quantitative field (or equivalent practical experience)
• Experience using benchmark software tools to accurately measure system performance
• Experience with Python and shell scripting
• Experience with modern consumer electronics devices, SoCs and multiple operating systems

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze power and performance data across a broad range of devices and workloads
• Understand new and emerging software workloads, develop procedures and automation for measuring power and performance
• Set up and configure new devices and software to enable accurate and repeatable benchmarking
• Disassembling/reassembling of consumer devices while preserving functionality and thermal properties
• Debugging and troubleshooting of desktop and mobile devices

Skills

Benchmark tools

Python

Shell scripting

SoCs & OS diversity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related quantitative field (or equivalent practical experience)

Tools

Benchmark software tools

Job description

Summary

At Apple, our Platform Architecture group is responsible for connecting our hardware and software into one unified system. You’ll collaborate with engineers across Apple to characterize how all of our technologies work in unison, driving development of our renowned system-on-a-chip architecture and future products.

Description

Our team is analyzing SoC power and performance characteristics on shipping products to inform future product direction. In this role, you will use existing and new workloads and benchmarks to analyze SoC power and performance across multiple functional subsystems (CPU, GPU, etc.). Working with your colleagues, you will identify performance limitations and provide recommendations for Apple hardware and software improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze power and performance data across a broad range of devices and workloads
• Understand new and emerging software workloads, develop procedures and automation for measuring power and performance
• Set up and configure new devices and software to enable accurate and repeatable benchmarking
• Disassembling/reassembling of consumer devices while preserving functionality and thermal properties
• Debugging and troubleshooting of desktop and mobile devices

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related quantitative field (or equivalent practical experience)
• Experience using benchmark software tools to accurately measure system performance
• Experience with Python and shell scripting
• Experience with modern consumer electronics devices, SoCs and multiple operating systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Solid foundation in computer architecture fundamentals
• Experience using power measurement tools with benchmark software for simultaneous power and performance measurements
• Curiosity about hardware/software co-design and a demonstrated drive to learn independently
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams
• Understanding the design or reverse-engineering of DC power delivery circuits
• Some systems programming or driver development experience, especially relating to power management